India win four golds in a day at the Asian Games with a compound archery sweep and a trap mixed team title
1 October 2026
India won four gold medals on 30 September 2026, Day 11 of the Asian Games. The women's compound archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep beat China 238-234 in the final, equalling the world record set by South Korea at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav won the compound mixed team final against South Korea in a shoot-off, and the win made India the first country to qualify for the compound mixed team event at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The men's compound team of Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru beat China 238-237. In shooting, Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai took the trap mixed team gold with a score of 34, surpassing the Asian record of 30 set by Qatar earlier in the year. Sahil Jadhav won two golds on the day and Neeru Dhanda took her second gold after the individual trap title on 29 September.
In plain words
Compound Compound bow archery — An archery discipline using a pulley-assisted bow; its mixed team event makes its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028.
Shoot-off Tie-breaking shot — A single extra arrow or round used to decide a tied archery or shooting match.